Drama and the transfer of power in Renaissance England [electronic resource] / Martin Wiggins. Wiggins, Martin. English drama Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 History and criticism. English drama 17th century History and criticism. Politics and literature England History 16th century. Politics and literature England History 17th century. Theater Political aspects England History 16th century. Theater Political aspects England History 17th century. PR649.P6 822.309358 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Aug. 13, 2012). The state is at its most volatile when supreme power changes hands. This book studies five such moments of transfer in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, from Henry VIII to the English Revolution, paying particular attention to the political function and agency of drama in smoothing the transition. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. 2012. 2012 Text 1 online resource. : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199650590.001.0001 eng Great Britain Politics and government 1485-1603. Great Britain Politics and government 1603-1649. England England England England